Factors associated with use of services; findings from multiple logistic regression
| Doctor visit in last 12 months | Hospital admission in last 12 months | Visit to A&E in last 12 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data are odds ratios (95% CI). | ||||||
| Associations are significant when CI does not include 1. | ||||||
| – indicates that the factor did not reach significance for inclusion in the final model. | ||||||
| Not shown in the table are SIMD, gender, hay fever, and eczema, which were included but not significant in the final model. | ||||||
| Active smoking | ||||||
| Never smoker | 1.00 | – | – | – | 1.00 | – |
| Ex-smoker | 1.14 | (0.82 to 1.57) | – | – | 0.97 | (0.65 to 1.43) |
| Current | 2.09 | (1.43 to 3.04) | – | – | 1.50 | (1.09 to 2.07) |
| Passive smoking | ||||||
| None in the family | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Mother only | 1.31 | (0.74 to 2.30) | 1.08 | (0.61 to 1.90) | 1.60 | (0.93 to 2.75) |
| Father only | 1.63 | (1.10 to 2.40) | 1.23 | (0.72 to 2.11) | 1.50 | (0.95 to 2.37) |
| Parents | 1.48 | (1.00 to 2.18) | 1.33 | (0.71 to 2.51) | 1.08 | (0.65 to 1.78) |
| Other | 2.09 | (1.03 to 4.25) | 2.16 | (0.79 to 5.95) | 1.81 | (0.68 to 4.83) |
| Wheeze severity | ||||||
| None | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| 1–3 attacks | 2.03 | (1.34 to 3.06) | 1.89 | (1.22 to 2.94) | 1.97 | (1.37 to 2.83) |
| 4 or more attacks | 3.26 | (2.05 to 5.19) | 2.90 | (1.99 to 4.23) | 3.20 | (2.15 to 4.77) |
| Treatment taken | ||||||
| Yes | 3.21 | (2.28 to 4.50) | 4.95 | (3.10 to 7.90) | 2.92 | (2.12 to 4.01) |
| No | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |